America’s opioid epidemic can be curbed by driving home need to use alternative formulas

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by Peter J. Pitts

For Americans under 50, the leading cause of death used to be injuries caused by accidents. But, now, the biggest killer isn’t car crashes and ladder falls—it’s drug overdoses.
Overdose deaths surged by 15 percent from 2015 to 2016, the largest annual increase in American history. Overdoses have pushed up death rates among all racial and ethnic groups.

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